The Opportunity Black & Veatch is seeking an exceptional professional to join our Infrastructure Advisory organization as a consulting manager and resource planning leader to lead the execution of integrated resource planning (IRP) engagements for electric utilities and large electric users. In this role, you will provide clients with a strategic vision of their long-term resource plans and help shape our IRP solution to better support current and future clients. By joining Infrastructure Advisory, a consultant group that advises clients across the infrastructure lifecycle, you will be joining a team of dedicated professionals who are aligned with Black & Veatch's Purpose, Building a World of Difference.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Deliver innovative solutions to address our client's most pressing issues, including aging infrastructure, portfolio optimization, asset investments, and improving data management and decision making.
- Lead the execution of resource planning for utilities and large electric users, guiding technical teams and energy market modeling (e.g., PLEXOS, EnCompass) to inform client strategy, integrated resource planning, and investment decisions.
- Translate client objectives, regulatory requirements, and market assumptions into a clear strategic vision and actionable long-term resource plans to support their evolving energy needs.
- Grow your skills, expand your professional network, and shape a rewarding career path aligned with your aspirations.
You will be working with Infrastructure Advisory's Strategy, Planning & Optimization Solution Portfolio to lead a wide range of projects and solutions, including integrated resource plans, resource adequacy and reliability assessments, large-load and resource procurement strategy, portfolio optimization and asset investment planning, market studies, and other related generation and transmission planning efforts.
The TeamBlack & Veatch's Strategic Advisory & Lifecycle Resiliency Services are an integrated portfolio of strategic consulting and operation resiliency services that apply across the client's entire investment-to-operations lifecycle commitments. Included are Strategic Advisory, Industrial Cybersecurity, and Operating Assets.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the end-to-end execution of high complexity resource planning engagements for utilities and large electric users, including:
- Integrated resource planning (IRP) leadership, including defining study approach, scenario design, assumptions development, stakeholder engagement, and documentation.
- Direction and oversight of energy market modeling performed with tools such as PLEXOS and EnCompass (production cost, capacity expansion, and portfolio studies), ensuring the analysis answers the client's key planning questions.
- Guidance on resource adequacy, reliability, and planning reserve margin assessments; evaluation of capacity accreditation and ELCC where applicable.
- Portfolio optimization and investment planning strategy (generation, storage, transmission, demand-side resources), including sensitivities on load, fuel, policy, and technology costs, and the trade-offs they present to clients.
- Review of model results, translating results into clear, client-ready exhibits and recommendations.
- Provide clients with a strategic vision of their long-term resource plans, translating analysis into clear recommendations and decision pathways for executives, boards, regulators, and other stakeholders.
- Help shape and evolve Black & Veatch's IRP solution to better support current and future clients, including approaches, standard tools, templates, and service offerings for utilities and large electric users.
- Support business development activities, and lead the development of scopes, schedules and budgets
Management ResponsibilitiesActs as a project manager. Among responsibilities is management of a project team. The individual comprising this team may vary by project.
Preferred Qualifications- Master of Arts or Science
- Typically 8-10 years experience in a business/consulting environment
- Certifications related to area of expertise, where applicable preferred.
Minimum QualificationsBachelor of Arts or Science, preferably in business, technology, or engineering OR relevant business experience.
Minimum of 7 years related work experience
Work Environment/Physical DemandsHybrid or flexible work options may be offered after the first 90 days of employment based upon manager discretion, job performance and work assignments.
Salary PlanCST: Consulting
Job Grade017
